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#healthsystems >> ๐Ÿ“Š Progress of Poland in developing its cancer care system ๐Ÿฅ Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Poland. Although the incidence of cancer is low in comparison to other European countries, mortality and survival ratios are worse than Europeโ€™s average.83 Overall cancer mortality was 15% higher than the EU average of 247 / 100,000 in 2019, despite incidence rates that were 5% and 3% lower than the EU for men and women respectively. Polandโ€™s health system is based on universal social health insurance that covers almost all residents. Recent reforms have focused on improving organization of care for key health problems such as cancer. Presently, the country fully reimburses over 60% of novel oncology therapies, and the National Health Fund supports the use of more than 100 authorized novel agents. ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฉบ There are screening programs for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, but the participation of target groups is low, at 16%, 20%, and 40% respectively.87 Poland was the second country in Europe to implement a nationwide screening program for lung cancer, doing so in 2020. A population-based cervical screening program was implemented in 2006, and has led to a decrease in deaths from cervical cancer; however, screening rates are low in comparison to other European countries, and the screening procedure is carried out in gynecologistโ€™s offices rather than in primary care. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐Ÿ’ฐ Poland has recognized the need to improve the organization of cancer care in areas such as reducing waiting lists for both diagnostics and treatments. On Jan 1st, 2015 the country implemented a controversial oncological therapy fast-track known as the oncological package, which led to significantly shortened diagnostic and treatment times. The oncological package also aimed to abolish financing limits on the coverage of services provided in the pathway, a move that led to a substantial increase in spending, from โ‚ฌ1.6bn in 2014 to โ‚ฌ2.2bn in 2019. ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ“ฑ E-health has been recognized as playing a pivotal role in meeting health priorities. Poland has initiated an eHealth Development Programme, focusing on enhancing primary care with e-health solutions as part of the goals of the national strategy, known as the Healthy Future Strategy framework. The strategy outlines the goals that Poland is utilizing to progress its medical infrastructure, and it establishes new benchmarks, goals, and preferences for the financial, societal, health, and geographical growth of its population. ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜: https://lnkd.in/dqfKs7xJ #healthcare #cancercare #oncology #poland #easterneurope

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